SB2026090166 - Incorrect authorization in Kibana



SB2026090166 - Incorrect authorization in Kibana

Published: September 1, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026090166
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Incorrect authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-63137)

CWE-ID: CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in the workflows feature when scheduled workflow executions are run. A remote user can cause scheduled workflow executions to run with the privileges of a different, higher-privileged user to escalate privileges.

Only instances with the Workflows feature enabled are vulnerable.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.